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Location
  
Antarctica

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Population
  
Uninhabited

Meldia Rock

Meldia Rock (Bulgarian: скала Мелдия, ‘Skala Meldia’ ska-'la 'mel-di-ya) is the rock of diameter 220 m and split in east-west direction, lying off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

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Map of Meldia Rock, Antarctica

The rock is named after the ancient Roman station of Meldia in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Meldia Rock is located at 62°15′28.7″S 59°11′21″W, which is 800 m north of Smilets Point, 2.2 km east-northeast of Folger Rock, 3.37 km southwest of Withem Island and 2.43 km west-southwest of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.

Maps

  • Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
  • South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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    Meldia Rock Wikipedia
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